Zheng Bo

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Zheng Bo
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1983-11-26) 26 November 1983 (age 38)
Hunan, China
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (XD with Ma Jin)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Paris Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Birmingham Men's doubles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Yiyang Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 Jakarta Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Men's team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Guangzhou Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2000 Guangzhou Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Guangzhou Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Kyoto Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2000 Kyoto Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2000 Kyoto Boys' team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Yangon Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1999 Yangon Boys' team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Yangon Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Zheng Bo (simplified Chinese: 郑波; traditional Chinese: 鄭波; pinyin: Zhèng Bō; born 26 November 1983) is a badminton player from Hunan, China.[1]

Career[]

A doubles specialist, Zheng won men's doubles at the 2003 Indonesia Open with Sang Yang. Zheng and Sang also secured the winning point against Denmark in the final of the 2004 Thomas Cup, to clinch China's first men's world team title since 1990. Most of his international titles, however, have come in mixed doubles. Zheng won the 2002 French Open with Zhang Yawen and the 2006 Hong Kong Open with Zhao Tingting. His other mixed doubles titles, all in partnership with doubles maestro Gao Ling, include the 2006 Asian Games, the 2007 China Masters, the prestigious All England Open Championships in both 2007 and 2008; and the 2007 Japan, German, Korea, Malaysia, and the 2007, 2008 Indonesia Opens. Zhang and Gao were the silver medalists behind Indonesia's Nova Widianto and Lilyana Natsir at the 2007 BWF World Championships in Kuala Lumpur. They were upset in the round of 16 at the 2008 Beijing Olympics by former World Champions Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms. Associated with Ma Jin, Zheng won the mixed doubles title at the 2010 BWF World Championships.

Achievements[]

BWF World Championships[]

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England China Sang Yang Denmark Lars Paaske
Denmark Jonas Rasmussen
6–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia China Gao Ling Indonesia Nova Widianto
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
16–21, 14–21 Silver Silver
2010 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France China Ma Jin China He Hanbin
China Yu Yang
21–14, 21–10 Gold Gold

World Cup[]

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China China Zhao Tingting China Xie Zhongbo
China Zhang Yawen
14–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Games[]

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar China Gao Ling China Xie Zhongbo
China Zhang Yawen
21–16, 25–23 Gold Gold

World Junior Championships[]

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China China Sang Yang China
China Xie Zhongbo
7–5, 7–5, 2–7, 7–5 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China China Wei Yili China Sang Yang
China Zhang Yawen
3–7, 0–7, 6–8 Silver Silver

Asian Junior Championships[]

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar China Lin Dan China Chen Yu
China Sang Yang
15–10, 3–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze
2000 Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan China Sang Yang South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Jae-jin
17–16, 11–15, 15–12 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar China Wei Yili Indonesia Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Indonesia Enny Erlangga
12–15, 16–17 Silver Silver
2000 Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan China Wei Yili China Sang Yang
China Zhang Yawen
Walkover Gold Gold

BWF Superseries[]

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[2] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[3] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Malaysia Open China Gao Ling England Nathan Robertson
England Gail Emms
21–12, 14–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Korea Open China Gao Ling Denmark Thomas Laybourn
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
22–20, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 All England Open China Gao Ling England Anthony Clark
England Donna Kellogg
16–21, 21–18, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Indonesia Open China Gao Ling Indonesia Nova Widianto
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
21–16, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 China Masters China Gao Ling England Anthony Clark
England Donna Kellogg
21–16, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Japan Open China Gao Ling Indonesia Nova Widianto
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
21–19, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Hong Kong Open China Gao Ling Indonesia Nova Widianto
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
23–21, 18–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 All England Open China Gao Ling Indonesia Nova Widianto
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
18–21, 21–14, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Indonesia Open China Gao Ling Denmark Thomas Laybourn
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
21–14, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Swiss Open China Ma Jin South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung
21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Singapore Open China Ma Jin China Xie Zhongbo
China Zhang Yawen
19–21, 21–19, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Indonesia Open China Ma Jin South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung
21–17, 8–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 China Open China Ma Jin South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung
18–21, 21–15, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix[]

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Indonesia Open China Sang Yang Thailand Tesana Panvisvas
Thailand Pramote Teerawiwatana
16–17, 17–15, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Korea Open China Sang Yang Indonesia Luluk Hadiyanto
Indonesia Alvent Yulianto
12–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Macau Open China Guo Zhendong China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng
12–21, 21–9, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Singapore Open China Zhang Jiewen South Korea Kim Dong-moon
South Korea Ra Kyung-min
5–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Hong Kong Open China Zhao Tingting Indonesia Nova Widianto
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
22–20, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 German Open China Gao Ling China Xu Chen
China Zhao Tingting
21–11, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
German Open China Ma Jin China Xu Chen
China Zhao Yunlei
18–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold China Ma Jin China Xu Chen
China Zhao Yunlei
5–5, retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International[]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 French International China Sang Yang China Cheng Rui
China Wang Wei
7–8, 1–7, 3–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 French International China Zhang Yawen China Sang Yang
China Zhao Tingting
7–0, 7–4, 7–8, 3–7, 8–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References[]

  1. ^ "Zheng Bo". www.china.org.cn. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  3. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

External links[]

  • Zheng Bo at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
  • Zheng Bo at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
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